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For the first time, the local population receives at least large-scale vaccines, with more than 95,000 people receiving a dose of the rVSV-Zebov vaccine from Merck Laboratories.
The Ministry of Health said it saved thousands of lives.
The Democratic Republic of Congo declared its tenth outbreak of Ebola in 40 years last August in northeastern North Kivu Province before spreading to the neighboring region of Ituri.
The current outbreak is the second most serious to date, the deadliest being a 2014 outbreak in West Africa that has killed more than 10,000 people in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
"Since the beginning of the epidemic, the total number of cases is 1,117 – 1,051 confirmed and 66 probable.In total, there are 702 deaths (636 confirmed and 66 probable) and 339 people have recovered" said the ministry citing data released Thursday. .
The ministry added Friday night that another 295 suspected cases were under review.
The World Health Organization warned that "the risk of national and regional spread remains very high" and said the treatment of the outbreak could take another six months.
The lack of security due to the presence of several armed groups, coupled with the resistance of some communities to seeking treatment, has hampered the fight against the spread of the disease.
A recent study in the cities of Beni and Butembo, in central Congo, found that only one-third of local authorities trusted their help and more than a quarter felt that the Ebola virus was not safe for them. did not exist.
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